Suspect fled after shooting Uber driver at Houston gas station: police

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Suspect fled after shooting Uber driver at Houston gas station: police
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Police say the passengers demanded to be taken somewhere else after reaching their destination, and when the driver refused, the armed suspect demanded his phone and vehicle.

Houston police say an Uber driver was shot outside of a gas station, and the suspect fled on foot.police say an Uber driver was shot during an altercation with his passengers on Sunday night.

The shooting occurred around 10:40 p.m. at a gas station in the 2700 block of Quitman Street near Jensen Drive.Police say the passengers had requested that they be taken to the gas station, but when they got there they demanded to be taken somewhere else. The Uber driver refused, and the suspect opened the driver’s door and held a gun to the driver’s leg, police say.

According to HPD, the suspect demanded the driver’s phone and vehicle and then shot the driver when he refused.The suspect is believed to have fled on foot. The investigation into the shooting continues.

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